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After a friend, Kylee, was hospitalized after a particularly scary series of dystonic attacks and still chose to post 10 positives for the day, I decided to follow suite and post a list of my own positives.  I also found this very appropriate quote which reminds me of the old hymn “Count Your Blessings.” Download the full song from iTunes 1. The weather has been beautiful!  I’m loving the thunderstorms that bring the rain the crops, garden, and flowers need as well as the warm spring days. 2. The flowers are blooming like crazy, and I’m actually able to enjoy them as my meds have managed toRead More →

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After smashing my left hand yesterday, it is difficult for me to type much.  So instead here are a bunch of shots of Tyler, some from yesterday some from today.  I was going to pick one or two for my photojournal, but really, he is too cute to pick out just a few.  Hopefully his adorable pictures and videos will give you a smile! April 24 Tyler was seeing what I looked like with a mustache A new scarf – sleeping kitten style! Time for grooming I really hope those eyes stay blue! Interrupted during grooming Caught between sleep and play Time for a catnapRead More →

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April 21: Maigee got an exciting present in the mail from her friends Kellyn (human) and Charlie (GSD mix who is also a Service Dog).  It was a box full of home made treats, she loved them and even snuck a few more out of the box when I wasn’t looking.   April 22: My little pea plant is getting bigger!  It even has some tiny little curlicues which is what I like best about the pea plant.  In other news I found a picture on a recipe web site which made me consider eating peas again.  Unfortunately, I know I’ll only be disappointed once again,Read More →

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April 16: Fish are hard to photograph, but here are two of the fish who live in my room – Hope III (female Betta) and Tuberosity (the cory cat, aka Tubby).  I had to do a major cleaning of my fish tank because I noticed I had Planaria Worms, a non-parasitic worm that lives in fish tanks and feeds off the food remains. April 17: Another part of the big cleaning project, my dad built new shelves in my closet.  I’ve been wanting these for a long time, so I’m pretty excited about them! April 18: I had a bit of an accident falling downRead More →

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April 6: After my mom bought a pie crust, disappointing my newly found skills at pie crust making, I decided to make a crust and turn it into ickles.  Ickles are a pie crust rolled into a rectangle, covered with a layer of brown sugar and cinnamon, rolled up, and baked. April 7: After experiencing digestive issues over the past few months, my GI decided to schedule me for a EGD (upper GI scope).  I asked for a copy of my images to share, the results showed that I have a hiatal hernia which is causing the reflux.  This is actually good news because itRead More →

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I’m going to start photo-journaling as a challenge from How to Cope with Pain to do something enjoyable every day, but also as a way to share some of the everyday life with chronic pain.  The times when life is normal instead of just the times when it isn’t. Pictures from the past few days… April 1: Maigee wearing the “cone of shame” after I gave her monthly heartworm and flea/tick preventative.  She is known to lick the flea/tick treatment, so has to wear a cone while it dries.  April 2: Found some fresh onions in the garden today while weeding and decided to make a childhood favoriteRead More →

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One of my favorite blogs to follow, How to Cope with Pain, has started a new challenge for March. The goal is to post 3 things you are thankful for each day, so here are mine for the past two days. March 1: I had a wonderful visit with a college friend yesterday. The weather yesterday was gorgeous! I have an amazing dog. Maigee and Me March 2: My dad brought home ice cream for a special treat. We had a beautiful thunderstorm today. My brother got a job and the interview may have saved his life by delaying him and keeping him out ofRead More →

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I went out and took some pictures using various settings with my camera of the Supermoon last night.  Maigee volunteered as my willing assistant .Read More →

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1. Bugs are really, really fun, but you have to watch for the stinkers and the stingers. 2. Car rides mean fun smells. 3. Amber thinks she can sing, she can’t, but she still tries in the car. 4. Might as well settle down and take a nap at the bookstore, Amber will be there forever. 5. Drinking lots of water right before bed means that Amber will be half coherent when letting me out at 3:00 a.m. 6. Cats are fun until they just lay there doing nothing, but rabbits scratch back. 7. Guinea Pigs serve no purpose other than to make interesting squeakyRead More →

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This has been a very, very long week. I’m exhausted. Homework has been heavy and intense, though I feel like I’ve finally caught up, and even got ahead on my Chemistry homework thanks to a boring trip to the ER (I’m fine, I think). I had forgotten to pack my pills, so my parents made a special trip to bring them to me Saturday (4 hours round-trip, thanks so much!). When they came, they brought my dog with them, which made me so happy. We drove around the village my college is in and around the lake near the college. It was so good toRead More →